Plastic containers that can be used in the microwave aren't safe for your health. Here's why you should be using glass instead.
I've used plastic containers to heat food in the microwave for years. I bet plenty of people routinely use plastic containers that are safe for the microwave, even if only to cover the plate of food they might be heating. But no matter what the packaging tells you, experts still believe that using plastic in the microwave is bad for your health. I've always paid attention to using plastic containers that are deemed safe to microwave. I never stopped considering what that safety meant.
The report also cites experiments from a 2023 University of Nebraska-Lincoln study. The researchers placed deionized water or 3% acetic acid inside baby containers made from polypropylene and polyethylene. They tried to mimic the dairy products, fruit, and vegetables you'd heat in a microwave. The researchers found that the amount of microplastics in food and liquid could vary, but they were present after microwave heating.
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